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Boyne City Approves Short-Term Rental Ordinance
/in Northern Michigan /by Tracy WillisBoyne City City Commission approved a short-term rental ordinance on December 13. Boyne City officials started in July 2021 to create an ordinance that would be tailor-made for their community. Several special meetings were held to identify the impacts and issues of short-term rentals. The ordinance was created in an attempt to address those impacts and issues and allow the short-term rentals to exist. The commissioners were not able to agree on a proposed maximum limit on the number of short-term rental allowed in the traditional residential district. They decided to move ahead with approving the ordinance without having the cap decided.
South Lyon Golf Course Proposed for Single-Family Development
/in SE Michigan /by Tracy WillisDevelopers presented a conceptual plan to put 182 single-family homes the site of the 160-acre Cattails Golf Club in Lyon Township. The golf course has been a part of the community for more than 30 years. Brothers Mario, Frank and Tony Moscone owned and operated the golf course. With Mario and Frank’s deaths, Tony Moscone wants to make the property attractive to a diverse group of people. The property is directly across from the Woodlands of Lyon, a planned 103-home development. The proposed single family properties will have lots of 55 and 65 feet. More than half of the land would be preserved as open space in the conceptual plan, doubling the density allowed by ordinance. According to planner Brian Keesey, the planning commission has already voiced their objections.
$5.8 Million in Grants Awarded to Detroit Projects
/in Detroit /by Tracy WillisThe Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) awarded brownfield grants and loans to the Detroit Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (DBRA), the Southwest Housing Solutions Corp., the American Indian Health and Family Services, and Detroit’s Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department (BSEED). Brownfields are areas where reuse is complicated by contamination issues. DBRA will use $1 million in EGLE brownfield grants to fix contamination at the former American Motors Corporation headquarters. Southwest Housing Solutions Corp. will use the grant monies to remediate an entire block of contaminated land into a new development that will provide affordable housing. The American Indian Health and Family Services will build a new community health and wellness center in southwest Detroit. The city of Detroit will use the $450,000 it was awarded to transform vacant parcels of land for a residential redevelopment project. BSEED will use its grant to assess contamination, remove an underground storage tank and install a ventilation system if removal of the contamination is impossible.